1976 FIM Motocross World Championship
The 1976 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 20th F.I.M. Motocross Racing World Championship season.
Summary
[edit]Suzuki's Roger De Coster claimed his fifth 500cc world championship finishing ahead of his teammate Gerrit Wolsink and Maico's Adolf Weil. Wolsink had seven moto victories against the nine victories by De Coster meaning that the championship wasn't decided until the final race in Luxembourg. Husqvarna's Heikki Mikkola returned to the 250cc class and won a tight points battle to finish the season one point ahead of KTM's Gennady Moiseyev. Gaston Rahier once again dominated the 125cc class to win his second consecutive world championship for Suzuki. Yamaha's team was disbanded with Jaak van Velthoven joining the KTM team and Åke Jonsson returning to his former Maico team while, 250cc rider Håkan Andersson moved to the Montesa factory racing team.
Grands Prix
[edit]500cc
[edit]Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
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1 | April 4 | Swiss Grand Prix | Payerne | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Report |
2 | April 11 | French Grand Prix | Pernes-les-Fontaines | Adolf Weil | Roger De Coster | Adolf Weil | Report |
3 | May 2 | Italian Grand Prix | Fermo | Roger De Coster | Pierre Karsmakers | Roger De Coster | Report |
4 | May 9 | Austrian Grand Prix | Sittendorf | Adolf Weil | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
5 | May 16 | Swedish Grand Prix | Västerås | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
6 | May 23 | Finnish Grand Prix | Ruskeasanta | Brad Lackey | Roger De Coster | Gerrit Wolsink | Report |
7 | June 13 | West German Grand Prix | Beuren | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Roger De Coster | Report |
8 | June 20 | United States Grand Prix | Carlsbad | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Report |
9 | June 27 | Canadian Grand Prix | Mosport | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Gerrit Wolsink | Report[1] |
10 | July 4 | British Grand Prix | Dodington Park | Graham Noyce | Adolf Weil | Roger De Coster | Report |
11 | August 1 | Belgian Grand Prix | Namur | Roger De Coster | Gerrit Wolsink | Roger De Coster | Report |
12 | August 8 | Luxembourg Grand Prix | Ettelbruck | Jaak van Velthoven | Jaak van Velthoven | Jaak van Velthoven | Report |
250cc
[edit]Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Overall Winner | Report |
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1 | April 4 | Spanish Grand Prix | Sabadell | Heikki Mikkola | Heikki Mikkola | Heikki Mikkola | Report |
2 | April 25 | Belgian Grand Prix | Betekom | Jaroslav Falta | Heikki Mikkola | Heikki Mikkola | Report |
3 | May 2 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Holice | Vladimir Kavinov | Jaroslav Falta | Heikki Mikkola | Report |
4 | May 9 | Polish Grand Prix | Szczecin | Jim Pomeroy | Heikki Mikkola | Torleif Hansen | Report |
5 | May 16 | Russian Grand Prix | Lviv | Gennady Moiseyev | Heikki Mikkola | Anatoly Ovchinikov | Report |
6 | May 23 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix | Orehova vas | Gennady Moiseyev | Heikki Mikkola | Heikki Mikkola | Report |
7 | May 30 | Italian Grand Prix | La Vecchia | Jim Pomeroy | Gennady Moiseyev | Gennady Moiseyev | Report |
8 | June 13 | French Grand Prix | La Coudraie - Niort | No race | No race | Riders boycotted due to excessive dust | Report |
9 | June 20 | British Grand Prix | Newbury | Gennady Moiseyev | Gennady Moiseyev | Gennady Moiseyev | Report |
10 | June 27 | West German Grand Prix | Gaildorf | Vladimir Kavinov | Vladimir Kavinov | Vladimir Kavinov | Report |
11 | August 8 | Dutch Grand Prix | Lichtenvoorde | Heikki Mikkola | Gennady Moiseyev | Harry Everts | Report |
12 | August 15 | Swedish Grand Prix | Ulricehamn | Gennady Moiseyev | Gennady Moiseyev | Gennady Moiseyev | Report |
125cc
[edit]Round | Date | Grand Prix | Location | Winner | Team | Report |
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1 | April 4 | Austrian Grand Prix | Launsdorf | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
2 | April 11 | Italian Grand Prix | Livorno | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
3 | May 2 | British Grand Prix | Hawkstone Park | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
4 | May 30 | Belgian Grand Prix | Hoeselt | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
5 | June 7 | Danish Grand Prix | Nissebjerget | Marty Smith | Honda | Report |
6 | June 13 | Finnish Grand Prix | Hämeenlinna | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
7 | June 20 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Stříbro | Jiry Churavy | ČZ | Report |
8 | June 27 | French Grand Prix | Cassel | Zdeneck Velky | ČZ | Report |
9 | July 11 | United States Grand Prix | Lexington | Marty Smith | Honda | Report |
10 | August 8 | West German Grand Prix | Laubus-Eschbach | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
11 | August 15 | Spanish Grand Prix | Montgai | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
12 | August 22 | Swiss Grand Prix | Schupfart | Gaston Rahier | Suzuki | Report |
Final standings
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References
[edit]- ^ "1976 Canadian 500cc Motocross GP". locmx.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "1976 500cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "1976 500cc motocross world championship". akejonsson.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship race results". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1976 125cc motocross world championship race results". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1976 500cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1976 250cc motocross world championship final standings". jwvanessen.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "1976 125cc motocross world championship final standings". memotocross.fr. Retrieved 3 February 2016.